1.Research progress on the mechanisms of Tau phosphorylation and its kinases in hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.
Qi-Yi HUANG ; You XIANG ; Jia-Hang TANG ; Li-Jia CHEN ; Kun-Lin LI ; Wei-Fang ZHAO ; Qian WANG
Acta Physiologica Sinica 2025;77(1):139-150
Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is one of the main causes of disability in middle-aged and elderly people, as well as high mortality rates and long-term physical impairments in newborns. The pathological manifestations of HIBD include neuronal damage and loss of myelin sheaths. Tau protein is an important microtubule-associated protein in brain, exists in neurons and oligodendrocytes, and regulates various cellular activities such as cell differentiation and maturation, axonal transport, and maintenance of cellular cytoskeleton structure. Phosphorylation is a common chemical modification of Tau. In physiological condition, it maintains normal cell cytoskeleton and biological functions by regulating Tau structure and function. In pathological conditions, it leads to abnormal Tau phosphorylation and influences its structure and functions, resulting in Tauopathies. Studies have shown that brain hypoxia-ischemia could cause abnormal alteration in Tau phosphorylation, then participating in the pathological process of HIBD. Meanwhile, brain hypoxia-ischemia can induce oxidative stress and inflammation, and multiple Tau protein kinases are activated and involved in Tau abnormal phosphorylation. Therefore, exploring specific molecular mechanisms by which HIBD activates Tau protein kinases, and elucidating their relationship with abnormal Tau phosphorylation are crucial for future researches on HIBD related treatments. This review aims to focus on the mechanisms of the role of Tau phosphorylation in HIBD, and the potential relationships between Tau protein kinases and Tau phosphorylation, providing a basis for intervention and treatment of HIBD.
Humans
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tau Proteins/physiology*
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Phosphorylation
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/physiopathology*
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Animals
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Oxidative Stress
2.Mechanism of L-perilla alcohol in intervening hypoxic pulmonary hypertension based on network pharmacology and experimental verification.
Yu-Rong WANG ; Yang YU ; Zhuo-Sen LIANG ; Li TONG ; Dian-Xiang LU ; Xing-Mei NAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2025;50(1):209-217
The mechanism of L-perilla alcohol(L-POH) in intervening hypoxic pulmonary hypertension(HPAH) was discussed based on network pharmacology, and experimental verification. The active components and potential targets of the volatile oil of Rhodiola tangutica(VORA) in the intervention of HPAH were screened by network pharmacology. The biological process of Gene Ontology(GO) and the signaling pathway enrichment of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) were analyzed for the core targets, and a "component-common target-disease" network was constructed. Four active components were screened from VORA: L-POH, linalool, geraniol, and(-)-myrtenol. The core targets for treating HPAH were HSP90AA1, AKT1, ESR1, PIK3CA, EP300, EGFR, and JAK2. GO enrichment analysis mainly involved biological processes such as reaction to hypoxia, heme binding, and steroid binding. KEGG enrichment analysis mainly involved hypoxia-inducing factor 1(HIF-1) signaling pathway, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B(PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway, and Janus kinase/activator of signal transduction and transcription(JAK/STAT) signaling pathway. The vasodilation effects of the four active components were screened by perfusion experiment of extracorporeal vascular rings, and the mechanism of the main active component L-POH was studied by channel blockers. The inhibitory effects of the four active components on the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs) induced by hypoxia were screened by cell proliferation experiment, and the mechanism of the main active component L-POH was studied by flow cytometry, cell cycle experiment, and Western blot. The results showed that L-POH could directly act on vascular smooth muscle to relax pulmonary arterioles, induce ATP-sensitive potassium channels to open, and inhibit extracellular Ca~(2+) influx through voltage-gated calcium channels to relax blood vessels. In addition, L-POH could inhibit the abnormal proliferation of PASMCs induced by hypoxia and promote its apoptosis, and its mechanism may be related to the increase in Bax protein expression and the decrease in p-JAK2, p-STAT3, Bcl-2, and cyclinA2 protein expression. In summary, L-POH can interfere with HPAH by relaxing pulmonary arterioles and inhibiting the proliferation of smooth muscle cells.
Network Pharmacology
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Animals
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Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology*
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage*
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Rats
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Hypoxia/metabolism*
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Rhodiola/chemistry*
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Humans
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Monoterpenes/chemistry*
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Male
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects*
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
3.Astragali Radix-Curcumae Rhizoma drug pair inhibits growth of osteosarcoma by affecting cell adhesion and angiogenesis via PI3K/Akt/HIF-1α pathway.
Dao-Tong YUAN ; Zhi-Meng ZHANG ; Rui GONG ; Xi-Min JIN ; Can-Ran WANG ; Jie ZHAO
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2025;50(8):2217-2228
This study aims to investigate the optimal ratio of Astragali Radix-Curcumae Rhizoma(AC) for inhibiting the proliferation of 143B osteosarcoma cells, and to investigate the mechanism by which AC inhibits osteosarcoma growth and metastasis through angiogenesis and cell adhesion mediated by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(Akt)/hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α) pathway. A subcutaneous 143B tumor-bearing nude mouse model was successfully established and randomly divided into the model group, and the AC 1∶1, 2∶1, and 4∶1 groups. Body weight, tumor volume, and tumor weight were recorded. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR) and Western blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of PI3K, Akt, phosphorylated Akt(p-Akt), HIF-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor A(VEGFA), transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1), epithelial cadherin(E-cadherin), neural cadherin(N-cadherin), vimentin, matrix metalloproteinase 2(MMP2), matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP9), B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X protein(Bax), and caspase-3 in the hypoxic core region of the tumor tissue. A cell hypoxia model was established, and the effects of AC-medicated serum(model group, AC 1∶1, 2∶1, and 4∶1 groups) on angiogenesis, proliferation, adhesion, invasion, and migration of 143B osteosarcoma cells were examined through CCK-8, flow cytometry, Transwell assay, cell adhesion assay, and HUVEC tube formation assay. The results showed that compared with the model group, the tumor weight and volume were smallest in the 2∶1 group. The expression levels of PI3K, Akt, p-Akt, HIF-1α, VEGFA, and TGF-β1 were significantly decreased, and the protein expression of E-cadherin was significantly increased, while the protein expression of N-cadherin, vimentin, MMP2, and MMP9 was significantly decreased. Additionally, the protein expression of Bax and caspase-3 was significantly increased, and Bcl-2 protein expression was significantly decreased. In vitro experiments showed that after intervention with AC-medicated serum at a 2∶1 ratio, the cell activity, adhesion, invasion, and migration of 143B cells were significantly reduced, apoptosis was significantly increased, and HUVEC tube formation was significantly decreased. In conclusion, the 2∶1 ratio of AC showed the most effective inhibition of 143B cell growth. AC can inhibit the growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma 143B cells by regulating the PI3K/Akt/HIF-1α signaling pathway, inhibiting angiogenesis and reducing cell adhesion, invasion, and migration.
Osteosarcoma/pathology*
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Animals
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics*
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics*
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Humans
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Mice
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Cell Adhesion/drug effects*
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects*
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Neovascularization, Pathologic/metabolism*
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage*
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Mice, Nude
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Astragalus Plant/chemistry*
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Bone Neoplasms/physiopathology*
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Male
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Rhizome/chemistry*
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Angiogenesis
4.Qishen Granules Modulate Metabolism Flexibility Against Myocardial Infarction via HIF-1 α-Dependent Mechanisms in Rats.
Xiao-Qian SUN ; Xuan LI ; Yan-Qin LI ; Xiang-Yu LU ; Xiang-Ning LIU ; Ling-Wen CUI ; Gang WANG ; Man ZHANG ; Chun LI ; Wei WANG
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2025;31(3):215-227
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the cardioprotective effect and impact of Qishen Granules (QSG) on different ischemic areas of the myocardium in heart failure (HF) rats by evaluating its metabolic pattern, substrate utilization, and mechanistic modulation.
METHODS:
In vivo, echocardiography and histology were used to assess rat cardiac function; positron emission tomography was performed to assess the abundance of glucose metabolism in the ischemic border and remote areas of the heart; fatty acid metabolism and ATP production levels were assessed by hematologic and biochemical analyses. The above experiments evaluated the cardioprotective effect of QSG on left anterior descending ligation-induced HF in rats and the mode of energy metabolism modulation. In vitro, a hypoxia-induced H9C2 model was established, mitochondrial damage was evaluated by flow cytometry, and nuclear translocation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α (HIF-1 α) was observed by immunofluorescence to assess the mechanism of energy metabolism regulation by QSG in hypoxic and normoxia conditions.
RESULTS:
QSG regulated the pattern of glucose and fatty acid metabolism in the border and remote areas of the heart via the HIF-1 α pathway, and improved cardiac function in HF rats. Specifically, QSG promoted HIF-1 α expression and entry into the nucleus at high levels of hypoxia (P<0.05), thereby promoting increased compensatory glucose metabolism; while reducing nuclear accumulation of HIF-1 α at relatively low levels of hypoxia (P<0.05), promoting the increased lipid metabolism.
CONCLUSIONS
QSG regulates the protein stability of HIF-1 α, thereby coordinating energy supply balance between the ischemic border and remote areas of the myocardium. This alleviates the energy metabolism disorder caused by ischemic injury.
Animals
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Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology*
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Male
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism*
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Glucose/metabolism*
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*
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Energy Metabolism/drug effects*
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Rats
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Fatty Acids/metabolism*
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Myocardium/pathology*
5.Eye acupuncture improves neural function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by promoting angiogenesis via upregulating METTL3-mediated m6A methylation.
Yanpeng PU ; Zhen WANG ; Haoran CHU
Journal of Southern Medical University 2025;45(5):921-928
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effect of eye acupuncture on neural function and angiogenesis of ischemic cerebral tissue in rats, and explore the roles of METTL3-mediated m6A methylation and the HIF-1α/VEGF-A signal axis in mediating this effect.
METHODS:
Fifty SD rats were randomized into normal control group, sham-operated group, model group, eye acupuncture group and DMOG (a HIF-1α agonist) group. Rat models of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury (CIRI) were established using a modified thread thrombus method, and the changes in neurological deficits of the rats after interventions were evaluated. TTC and Nissl staining were used to examine the changes in infarction size and neuronal injury, and cerebral angiogenesis was detected by double-immunofluorescence staining. m6A methylation modification level in the brain tissue was detected by ELISA, and RT-qPCR and Western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expressions of METTL3 and HIF-1α/VEGF-A.
RESULTS:
Compared with the control and sham-operated rats, the CIRI rats had significantly higher neurological deficit scores with larger cerebral infarction area, a greater number of CD31- and EDU-positive new vessels, higher expression levels of HIF-1α and VEGF-A, reduced number of Nissl bodies and m6A methylation level, and lowered METTL3 protein and mRNA expressions. All these changes were significantly improved by interventions with eye acupuncture after modeling or intraperitoneal injections of DMOG for 7 consecutive days prior to modeling, and the effects of the two interventions were similar.
CONCLUSIONS
Eye acupuncture can improve neurological deficits in CIRI rat models possibly by promoting cortical angiogenesis via upregulating METTL3-mediated m6A methylation and regulating the HIF-1α/VEGF-A signal axis.
Animals
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Methyltransferases/metabolism*
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Reperfusion Injury/physiopathology*
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Methylation
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism*
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Rats
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism*
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Brain Ischemia/metabolism*
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Male
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Up-Regulation
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Neovascularization, Physiologic
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Angiogenesis
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Adenosine/analogs & derivatives*
6.Effect of neurofeedback training on relative α variant score monitored by bedside continuous electroencephalography and optic nerve sheath diameter evaluated by ultrasound in patients with ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy.
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2025;37(1):65-69
OBJECTIVE:
To approach the evaluation of relative α variant score monitored by bedside continuous electroencephalography and optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) evaluated by ultrasound in patients with ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy, and to observe the effect of neurofeedback training on brain function.
METHODS:
A prospective observational study was conducted. The patients admitted to the emergency and intensive care department of Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Hospital from January 2021 to December 2023, who meet the diagnostic criteria of ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy with the Glasgow coma score (GCS) ≤ 8 at admission receiving neurofeedback training were enrolled as the study object (observation group), and the patients without neurofeedback training and GCS score ≤ 8 at admission were enrolled as the controls (control group). Both groups received intravenous neurotrophic therapy combining ganglioside and cerebrolysin for 10 days as one course of treatment. On this basis, the observation group additionally received continuous neurofeedback training including visual feedback, auditory feedback, meditation and relaxation for 14 days. Bedside continuous electroencephalography was used for monitoring relative α variation score, and ultrasound was used to determine ONSD. The average power and slow wave power [expressed as delta-theta ratio (DTR)] of five channels in electroencephalography before and 14 days after neurofeedback training were examined. The differences in peripheral blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) score, National Institutes of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) score, plasma levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
RESULTS:
A total of 60 patients were enrolled in the observation group and 50 patients in the control group finally. There was no significant difference in gender, age or course of disease between the two groups. The ONSD and relative α variant score in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group [ONDS (mm): 5.59±0.42 vs. 3.23±0.34, relative α variant score: 2.28±0.39 vs. 0.83±0.28, both P < 0.01]. After neurofeedback training for 14 days, the mean power and DTR in five channels of electroencephalography in the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment [mean power (μV2/Hz): 95.35±3.61 vs. 102.58±4.23 in frontal pole 1 (Fp1), 38.56±4.73 vs. 46.13±2.36 in frontal 3 (F3), 34.33±5.87 vs. 51.71±4.65 in central 3 (C3), 58.37±4.45 vs. 62.95±3.22 in F7, 45.23±2.41 vs. 54.14±2.45 in temporal 3 (T3); DTR (μV2/Hz): 75.21±11.34 vs. 84.12±11.35 in ground electrode (GND), 72.31±21.67 vs. 88.23±10.25 in reference electrode (REF), 81.34±8.57 vs. 92.41±8.56 in F4, 71.25±5.42 vs. 87.23±5.64 in parietal 3 (P3), 70.12±5.88 vs. 85.67±6.12 in P4; all P < 0.05]. However, there was no significant difference in the mean power of five channels before and after treatment in the control group. There was no significant difference in the HAMD score or NIHSS score before treatment between the two groups. The above scores at 14 days after treatment were significantly lower than before, and the decrease was more significant in the observation group (HAMD score: 4.59±1.06 vs. 10.69±0.97, NIHSS score: 6.81±0.66 vs. 8.45±0.87, both P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in the plasma 5-HT, BDNF or peripheral blood NLR before treatment between the two groups. The above parameters at 14 days after treatment were improved as compared with before, and the levels in the observation group were superior to control group [5-HT (mg/L): 150.25±17.37 vs. 123.34±16.18, BDNF (mg/L): 19.37±2.35 vs. 12.48±2.18, NLR: 4.78±0.83 vs. 5.81±1.17, all P < 0.01].
CONCLUSIONS
Both ONDS determined by ultrasound and relative α variation score monitored by electroencephalography changed significantly in the patients with ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy. Neurofeedback training can effectively improve brain function in patients with ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy.
Humans
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Electroencephalography
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Prospective Studies
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Neurofeedback
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Optic Nerve/diagnostic imaging*
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Ultrasonography
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/physiopathology*
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Male
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Female
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Middle Aged
7.Casticin inhibits proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer cells by regulating glucose metabolism through suppression of HIF-1α.
Jing-Yi WEI ; Hui NING ; Jia-Qi DONG ; Le HAN ; Wen-Juan CHEN ; Guang-Yan LEI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2024;49(24):6755-6762
The study investigated the effect of casticin on the proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) H322 cells and explored its molecular mechanism. Firstly, the cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) assay, colony formation assay, and EdU assay were used to detect the effect of casticin on the proliferation capacity of H322 cells under different concentrations and treatment durations. Then, glucose uptake, lactate production, extracellular pH, and oxygen consumption of H322 cells were measured before and after casticin treatment to analyze its impact on glycolysis in NSCLC H322 cells. Finally, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR) and Western blot assays were performed to explore glycolysis-related molecules affected by casticin. The experiments showed that casticin inhibited the proliferation of NSCLC H322 cells in a dose-and time-dependent manner, with half-maximal inhibitory concentrations(IC_(50)) of 28.64 and 19.41 μmol·L~(-1) after 48 and 72 hours of treatment, respectively. Casticin also inhibited glucose uptake and lactate production in H322 cells, while increasing extracellular pH and oxygen consumption. Further investigation revealed that casticin inhibited the expression of glycolysis-related molecules, including glucose transporter 1(GLUT1), hexokinase 2(HK2), aldolase A(ALDOA), pyruvate kinase M2(PKM2), and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α). Overexpression of HIF-1α was found to reverse the inhibitory effects of casticin on H322 cell proliferation and glycolysis. These findings suggest that casticin may regulate cellular glycolysis by inhibiting the expression of HIF-1α, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of NSCLC H322 cells. This study identifies a potential drug for the treatment of NSCLC and provides a direction for further research.
Humans
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects*
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics*
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/physiopathology*
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Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy*
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Glucose/metabolism*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Glycolysis/drug effects*
8.Bioinformatics and animal experiments reveal mechanism of Linggui Zhugan Decoction in ameliorating chronic heart failure after myocardial infarction via HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway.
Han REN ; Shu-Shu WANG ; Wan-Zhu ZHAO ; Shao-Hua XU ; Ke-Dong WEI ; Wan-Wan WU ; Sheng-Yi HUANG ; Rui CAI ; Yuan-Hong ZHANG ; Jin-Ling HUANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2024;49(23):6407-6416
This study aims to investigate the effect of Linggui Zhugan Decoction(LGZGD) on autophagy in the mouse model of chronic heart failure(CHF) induced by myocardial infarction(MI), as well as the regulatory effect of LGZGD on the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)/heme oxygenase-1(HO-1) signaling pathway, based on bioinformatics and animal experiments. The active ingredients and corresponding targets of LGZGD were retrieved from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology and Analysis Database, and GEO, GeneCards, and DisGeNET were searched for the disease targets. Cytoscape was used to establish a "drug-component-target" network. The protein-protein interaction(PPI) network analysis was performed on STRING. R language was used for Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encycloperfia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) enrichment analyses. Molecular docking was adopted to validate the core targets. The mouse model of MI-induced CHF was established by surgical ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The modeled mice were assigned into the sham, model, low-, medium-, and high-dose(2.34, 4.68, and 9.36 g·kg~(-1), respectively) LGZGD, and captopril(3.25 mg·kg~(-1)) groups. After continuous administration for 6 weeks, a Doppler ultrasound imaging system was used to examine the heart function indicators: left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening(LVFS), left ventricular end-systolic dimension(LVIDs), and left ventricular end-diastolic dimension(LVIDd). The myocardial tissue was stained with hematoxylin-eosin for the observation of morphological changes. The mRNA levels of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta(LC3B), Beclin1, p62, HIF-1α, and HO-1 in the myocardial tissue were determined by RT-qPCR. The protein levels of LC3B, beclin1, p62, autophagy-related protein 5(ATG5), HIF-1α, and HO-1 were determined by Western blot. The results showed that 103 active components of LGZGD, corresponding to 224 targets, were obtained. A total of 3 485 and 6 165 targets related to MI and CHF, respectively, were retrieved. The GSE16499 dataset obtained 3 263 differentially expressed genes. There were 31 common targets. The top 3 core active components were quercetin, naringenin, and 1-methoxyphaseollidin. The topology analysis results showed that the core targets were MAPK3, HMOX1(HO-1), MYC, ADRB2, PPARD, and HIF1A(HIF-1α). The molecular docking results showed strong binding between the core targets and the main active components of LGZGD. LGZGD significantly improved the heart function and alleviated the pathological changes in the myocardial tissue of mice. Western blot and RT-qPCR results showed that the HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway and autophagy were activated in the model group. LGZGD up-regulated the levels of LC3B, Beclin1, ATG5, HIF-1α, and HO-1 while down-regulating the mRNA and protein levels of p62. In summary, LGZGD can enhance autophagy and improve the heart function in the mouse model of CHF after MI by upregulating the HIF-1α/HO-1 signaling pathway.
Animals
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry*
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Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy*
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Heart Failure/physiopathology*
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Mice
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics*
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Male
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Computational Biology
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Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics*
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Molecular Docking Simulation
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Protein Interaction Maps/drug effects*
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Humans
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Chronic Disease
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Disease Models, Animal
9.Effects of simulated high-altitude hypobaric hypoxia on cardiac structure and function in rats.
Zhen Long FENG ; Tong ZHAO ; Xiang CHENG ; Ling Ling ZHU ; Yong Qi ZHAO ; Bing SHI
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 2019;35(2):173-177
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effects of simulated hypobaric hypoxia environment at 7 000 m above sea level on cardiac structure and function in rats.
METHODS:
A total of 96 male SD rats were randomly divided into high-altitude hypobaric hypoxia group (hypoxia group) and normobaric normoxia group (control group). Rats of hypoxia group were placed in a large cabin simulated 7 000 m high-altitude hypobaric hypoxia environment. Operating time 23 h / d, the control circadian ratio of approximately 12 h:12 h. The rats in control group were bred under normobaric normoxia. The hypoxic group was divided into 3 d, 7 d, 14 d, 28 d groups according to hypoxic time, 12 rats in each group. Changes of structure and function of heart due to hypoxia were evaluated by echocardiography and electrocardiogram. Myocardial pathological changes were analyzed by hematoxylin-eosin staining(HE).
RESULTS:
Compared with the control group at the same time point ①With prolonged exposure to hypobaric hypoxia, the growth ratio of body mass in rats is slower. Arterial oxygen saturation was significantly lower in both 14 d and 28 d (P<0.05). ② Left ventricular end-diastolic anterior wall thickness (LVAWD) and left ventricular end-diastolic posterior wall thickness (LVPWD) of rats in 28 d were increased significantly (P<0.05). Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVIDD) and left ventricular internal dimension systole (LVIDS) of rats in 28 d were decreased significantly (P<0.05, P<0.01). Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF), fractional shortening of left ventricle (FS), pulmonary vein (PV) peak velocity and PV peak gradient of rats in 7 d were decreased significantly (P<0.05, P<0.01). ③The QRS and QT interval period were significantly prolonged in 14 d and 28 d (P<0.05, P<0.01). The ST was significantly lower in 3 d and 7 d (P<0.05, P<0.01). The amplitude of R wave gradually shifted downward in 7 d, 14 d, 28 d (P<0.05, P<0.01). ④The red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in hypoxic group were increased significantly (P<0.01). The platelet count (PLT) count was decreased significantly in 14 d and 28 d (P<0.01). The serum creatinine (CR) was increased significantly in 14 d and 28 d (P<0.05). ⑤Pathological changes such as myocardial edema, sarcolemma condensate, focal degeneration and necrosis with inflammatory cell infiltration could be found at early stage of hypoxia. Myocardial compensatory repair such as myocardial fibroblasts proliferation was significant at end stage of hypoxia.
CONCLUSION
Left ventricular systolic functions of rats were decreased significantly after exposure to high altitude hypoxia hypobaric. The left ventricular systolic functions would recovery compensatory after one week exposed to high altitude hypoxia hypobaric.
Altitude
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Animals
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Heart
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physiopathology
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Hypoxia
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Male
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
10.Houttuynia cordata polysaccharide alleviated intestinal injury and modulated intestinal microbiota in H1N1 virus infected mice.
Mei-Yu CHEN ; Hong LI ; Xiao-Xiao LU ; Li-Jun LING ; Hong-Bo WENG ; Wei SUN ; Dao-Feng CHEN ; Yun-Yi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) 2019;17(3):187-197
Houttuynia cordata polysaccharide (HCP) is extracted from Houttuynia cordata, a key traditional Chinese medicine. The study was to investigate the effects of HCP on intestinal barrier and microbiota in H1N1 virus infected mice. Mice were infected with H1N1 virus and orally administrated HCP at a dosage of 40 mg(kg(d. H1N1 infection caused pulmonary and intestinal injury and gut microbiota imbalance. HCP significantly suppressed the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α and decreased mucosubstances in goblet cells, but restored the level of zonula occludens-1 in intestine. HCP also reversed the composition change of intestinal microbiota caused by H1N1 infection, with significantly reduced relative abundances of Vibrio and Bacillus, the pathogenic bacterial genera. Furthermore, HCP rebalanced the gut microbiota and restored the intestinal homeostasis to some degree. The inhibition of inflammation was associated with the reduced level of Toll-like receptors and interleukin-1β in intestine, as well as the increased production of interleukin-10. Oral administration of HCP alleviated lung injury and intestinal dysfunction caused by H1N1 infection. HCP may gain systemic treatment by local acting on intestine and microbiota. This study proved the high-value application of HCP.
Animals
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Cytokines
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metabolism
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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chemistry
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pharmacology
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therapeutic use
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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drug effects
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Houttuynia
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chemistry
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
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metabolism
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Inflammation
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drug therapy
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pathology
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
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pathogenicity
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Intestinal Mucosa
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drug effects
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metabolism
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microbiology
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pathology
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Lung
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drug effects
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metabolism
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pathology
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Male
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Orthomyxoviridae Infections
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drug therapy
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pathology
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physiopathology
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Plant Extracts
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chemistry
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Polysaccharides
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chemistry
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pharmacology
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therapeutic use
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Toll-Like Receptors
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metabolism
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Zonula Occludens-1 Protein
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metabolism

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